Ornamental Cherry: Armillaria root rot categories: Ornamental Cherry Ornamental Cherry Diseases Ornamental trees Ornamentals last review date: 2025-06-30 10:16 White fungal mat of Armillaria root rot infecting trunk Photo by: C.R. Foss Biology Armillaria root rot is a fungal disease transmitted between plants by root contact. Armillaria is often found in newly cleared soils or […]
Ornamental Cherry: Bacterial canker categories: Ornamental Cherry Ornamental Cherry Diseases Ornamental trees Ornamentals last review date: 2025-06-30 10:17 Bacterial canker on tree trunk Photo by: R.S. Byther Biology Bacterial canker can be found on any part of the tree. The disease causes cankers and dieback of twigs and branches. A typical branch canker is elongate […]
Ornamental Cherry: Brown rot categories: Ornamental Cherry Ornamental Cherry Diseases Ornamental trees Ornamentals last review date: 2025-06-30 10:18 Brown rot blossom infection Photo by: R.S. Byther Biology Brown rot is a fungal disease which initially infects the flowers. The petals turn light brown, develop water-soaked spots and may have tan or grayish areas of fungal […]
Ornamental Cherry: Coryneum blight (Shothole) categories: Ornamental Cherry Ornamental Cherry Diseases Ornamental trees Ornamentals last review date: 2025-06-30 10:18 Coryneum blight symptoms on leaves and fruit Photo by: R.S. Byther Biology Shothole is a fungal disease typically attacking the leaves of ornamental (flowering) cherries. Lesions are initially dark brown, reddish, or purplish spots and may […]
Ornamental Cherry: Leaf spot categories: Ornamental Cherry Ornamental Cherry Diseases Ornamental trees Ornamentals last review date: 2025-06-30 10:19 Cherry leaf spot symptoms Photo by: C.R. Foss Biology Leaf spot on cherry first appears as small circular, purple spots on the leaves about the time they reach full size. Infections begin in the spring and continue […]
Ornamental Cherry: Aphids categories: Ornamental Cherry Ornamental Cherry Insects Ornamental trees Ornamentals last review date: 2025-06-30 10:20 Curled, distorted leaves from black cherry aphid feeding Photo by: A.L. Antonelli Biology Several aphids attack flowering cherries, including the black cherry aphid. Black cherry aphids are small black insects which typically feed on the new growth, causing […]
Ornamental Cherry: Apple-and-thorn skeletonizer categories: Ornamental Cherry Ornamental Cherry Insects Ornamental trees Ornamentals last review date: 2025-06-30 10:20 Apple-and-thorn skeletonizer caterpillar feeding on leaf Photo by: A.L. Antonelli Biology The apple-and-thorn skeletonizer is a yellow-green caterpillar with small black spots. As a young caterpillar it feeds on the underside of leaves. More mature caterpillars move […]
Ornamental Cherry: Cherry bark tortrix categories: Ornamental Cherry Ornamental Cherry Insects Ornamental trees Ornamentals last review date: 2025-06-30 10:22 Cherry bark tortrix Photo by: T.A. Murray Biology The cherry bark tortrix (CBT) is a pest of most woody ornamental trees and shrubs in the family Rosaceae. CBT attacks Prunus (cherry, plum and peach), Malus (apple, […]
Ornamental Cherry: Pear slug categories: Ornamental Cherry Ornamental Cherry Insects Ornamental trees Ornamentals last review date: 2025-06-30 10:24 Pear slug and damaged leaf from feeding Photo by: R.D. Akre Biology Pear slugs, or pear sawflies, are insect larvae which resemble a small greenish or black slug. They are typically 1/4″ to 1/2″ long, tadpole-shaped, and […]
Ornamental Cherry: Redhumped caterpillar categories: Ornamental Cherry Ornamental Cherry Insects Ornamental trees Ornamentals last review date: 2025-06-30 10:27 Redhumped caterpillars Photo by: A.L. Antonelli Biology The redhumped caterpillar is the larvae of a 1″ gray-brown moth. The mature larvae are yellow with a red head and hump, and have orange, black, and white lengthwise stripes. […]